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Media permission levels

Share media via URL

Channel types

Channel membership roles

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Permissions overview and sharing media

To share media access with others, you need to change the default Private setting to Unlisted. Follow the instructions below to adjust the permissions and copy the correct share link.

Media permission levels

  • Private: Private media is viewable in your account only. No other account can see a private video.
  • Unlisted: An unlisted video is viewable by anyone with the direct link. This is the recommended setting for sharing videos with your students.
  • Published: If you have a situation where you need to set highly specific access to a video, you can create a channel and publish a video to that channel. For example, if you want to share a video with a select group of students, but don’t want anyone else to see it, you can use a channel. Find more information about channel permissions below.

If you need to collaborate on media with others, review the options outlined in Add a Collaborator in MediaSpace.

Share media via URL

  1. Log in to MediaSpace at media.pdx.edu
  2. Select the button with your name on it in the upper right corner, and select My Media.
  3. Find your video in the list, and click on it.
  4. Find the Actions (1) button in the lower right, below your video.
Media main page action menu
  1. Select the Publish (2) option in the list. See permissions options above.
  2. To share media, make sure it’s set to Unlisted.
  3. Select Save.
  4. Select the Share (3) button below the video.
Media main page share menu
  1. On the Link to Media Page tab, copy the web address (URL).
  2. Share the web address as you prefer. For example, you may add a video to Canvas with URL to share with a class.

MediaSpace channel permissions

In Kaltura MediaSpace, a channel is a collection of videos, images and/or audio files that is created by an owner and managed by the owner and any delegated managers.

Channel types

  • Private Channel: media in a Private channel can only be viewed or modified by channel members.
  • Restricted Channel: media in a Restricted channel is viewable by any PSU user. The channel can be accessed via URL or by searching in MediaSpace. Only users who are invited to join a Restricted channel can add to or edit its media.

Channel membership roles

  • Channel Owner: The channel owner is the person who created the channel. Only the owner can delete the channel.
  • Channel Manager: A channel manager can view channel content, add media to the channel, moderate channel content, and manage users.
  • Channel Moderator: A channel moderator can view channel content, add media to the channel, and moderate channel content.
  • Channel Contributor: A channel contributor can view channel content and add media to the channel.
  • Channel Member: A member can view the channel content.

This article was last updated Oct 13, 2025 @ 9:05 am.

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